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2024-07-04 Prof Stuart Piketh School for Geo- and Spatial Sciences | Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management View profile Prof Stuart Piketh obtained his PhD at the University of the Witwatersrand in 2000 where he also worked as a Reeder and…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/SSIRC/Programme
Programme
2025-11-05 Conference programme , Preliminary conference program, Please take note that this is a preliminary program and is subject to change once final registrations have been received. Download programme , Thursday, 6 November 2025, 8:30-9:30 Registration Conference Hall 1 9:30-9:45 Prof. Ephrem Redda and Prof. Crizelle Els Welcome and opening of the 10th SSIRC Conference Hall 1 9:45-10:30 Prof. Babs Surujlal and Prof. Herman van der Merwe SSIRC: Celebrating a decade of impact and a…, Friday, 7 November 2025, 8:30-10:00 TRACK SESSIONS – Session 3 TRACK Business Management – Session 3 Session chair : TBC Olusegun Adesile (P) Analyzing the short-term dynamics between consumer spending, formal and informal SMEs, and employment growth in South Africa: A bound…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/mdot/home
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2022-09-13 Overview The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences offers diverse and interesting qualifications, characterised by relevant and integrated training. Here, students develop life skills that enable them to handle challenges in the workplace. Our…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group/qa-wrg-authors
Q&A with WRG Authors
2025-03-01 Watch this space for exciting new 2025 content! Archive: 9 Questions with WRG authors Please click on the links below for more information on our scientific work In quick interviews, our authors tell us about the motivation for the studies…http://health-sciences.nwu.ac.za/phasrec/equipment
Research equipment
2024-08-13 [accordion collapsed] Actiheart The ActiHeart is a compact, chest-worn monitoring device that records heart rate, Inter-Beat-Interval (IBI), and physical activity in one combined, light-weight waterproof unit. It is designed for capturing…http://commerce.nwu.ac.za/transport_careerexpo
NWU Transport & Related Industries Career Expo 2025
2025-10-20 The North-West University is one of South Africa’s leading higher education institutions, celebrated for its commitment to excellence, inclusivity, and impact. With campuses in Vanderbijlpark, Potchefstroom, and Mahikeng, the NWU provides an environment where…, , 13 Ocotber 2025 - Vanderbijlpark , [accordion collapsed], How to get to the NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus, Route map to the Vanderbijlpark Campus in Vanderbijlpark Vanderbijlpark Campus map Campus map Directions R59 FROM JOHANNESBURG Follow the R59 past Alberton to Vereeniging, go through Vereeniging and take the R42 to Vanderbijlpark. At the traffic light at…, Venue information , The seminar & exhibit will take place in Building A7A, Room 207 on the North-West University Vanderbijlpark Campus. Directions When entering through the main gate, proceed to the circle and take the second exit. Continue straight until you reach a T-…, NWU Vanderbijlpark program , 07:00 – 09:00 | Arrival & Set-Up 08:15 – 09:00 | Registration & Networking 09:00 – 09:45 | Opening Ceremony National Anthem & NWU Anthem Opening Remarks Welcome Address: Prof Jeffrey Mpahlele, DVC Research & Innovation, Community…, 21 October 2025 - Mahikeng, [accordion collapsed], How to get to the NWU Mahikeng Campus, Route map to the Mahikeng Campus Campus Map Directions R53 FROM POTCHEFSTROOM Follow the R53 from Potchefstroom to Ventersdorp. Follow the N14 from Ventersdorp to Coligny. Follow the R503 from Coligny to Lichtenburg. Follow the R503 from Lichtenburg to…, NWU Mahikeng program , 07:30 – 09:00 | Arrival & Set-Up 09:00 – 10:00 | Registration & Networking 10:00 – 10:45 | Opening Ceremony National Anthem & NWU Anthem Opening Remarks by Master of ceremony Mr Hloni Putsoane & Ms Boiketlo Nkosi Welcome Address: Mr Jim…, Venue information , The Great Hall , Mahikeng Campus [/accordion]http://news.nwu.ac.za/what-inspiration
What an inspiration!
2020-12-10 Dr. Marli Dercksen was recently honoured with a special Woman Inspiration award for her work in metabolic diseases by the Federation of Afrikaans Cultural Societies (FAK). Lets find out more about this remarkable woman. Tell us a bit about when you…http://news.nwu.ac.za/new-drug-discoveries-are-triple-offensive-against-malaria-and-tb
New drug discoveries are a triple offensive against malaria and TB
2019-05-28 Researchers from three South African universities are unleashing the power of oxygen in a triple-drug treatment strategy against disease-causing parasites and bacteria. Oxygen is the key to life – and that applies as much to parasites and bacteria that…http://news.nwu.ac.za/how-nano-fertilizers-could-boost-global-food-security
How nano-fertilizers could boost global food security
2021-04-23 The global population is rapidly increasing and is expected to grow to 9,2 billion by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN). A UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report raises serious concerns about future global capacity to produce sufficient…http://news.nwu.ac.za/being-visually-impaired-does-not-hold-nwu-alumnus-and-phd-graduate-back
Being visually impaired does not hold this NWU alumnus and PhD graduate back
2021-04-20 Disability is not inability. Advocate Jan Tladi confirmed this statement when he defied the odds and became the first completely blind student to graduate with a PhD from the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Mahikeng Campus. Jan enrolled at the NWU Business…http://news.nwu.ac.za/covid-19-virus-variants-and-their-impact-vaccines
Covid-19 virus variants and their impact on vaccines
2021-08-17 North-West University (NWU) academic Dr Hazel Tumelo Mufhandu presented a public lecture on Covid-19 virus variants and their impact on vaccines as part of a National Science Week webinar series on 2 August 2021. This year the National Science Week theme…http://law.nwu.ac.za/external-funded-projects/food-security-2015
Food-Security-2015
2018-03-13 KAS and NWU Conference Critical Law and Governance Perspectives on Food Security in South Africa: Exploring the Role of Policy-Makers and other Stakeholders Session 1: Legislative framework for GMOs…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/eppei-specialisation-centre-emissions-control/partnerships
Partnerships
2020-09-11 Partnerships EDF Ekoserwis, Poland EDF Ekoserwis is a company in Poland that specialises in the use of Coal Combustion Products (CCP) that are derived from the…http://www.nwu.ac.za/content/maps-and-directions-io
Where to find the NWU
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Wat ʼn inspirasie!
2020-12-09 Dr. Marli Dercksen is onlangs deur die Federasie van Afrikaanse Kultuurvereniginge met ʼn spesiale Inspirasievrou-toekenning vir haar werk in metaboliese siektes vereer. Kom vind saam meer uit oor dié merkwaardige vrou. Vertel ons bietjie wanneer jy…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/af/tuis
Tuis
2025-08-29 Oorsig Fakulteit Natuur- en Landbouwetenskappe bied diverse en interessante kwalifikasies aan wat gekenmerk word deur relevante en geïntegreerde opleiding. Hier ontwikkel studente lewensvaardighede wat hulle in staat stel om uitdagings binne die werksplek…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/natural-and-agricultural-sciences/mock-0
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2022-09-13 Overview The Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences offers diverse and interesting qualifications, characterised by relevant and integrated training. Here, students develop life skills that enable them to handle challenges in the workplace. Our…http://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-research-group-msc
Master's Students
2025-03-01 Angela Minnie Email address: 30488222@mynwu.ac.za Current research focus: Acanthocephala, Taxonomy, Marine environmental parasitology, Biological…http://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-anthropologist-highlights-5-practical-steps-towards-inclusive-ecology-studies
NWU anthropologist highlights 5 practical steps towards inclusive ecology studies
2021-05-28 We live in a vast world of knowledge and yet many scientific fields predominantly emphasise the contributions of Western knowledge. The importance of decolonising ecology to broaden the reach and impact of the field in an ethical way is the topic of a paper…http://engineering.nwu.ac.za/engineering/first-year-faculty-engineering